Prince Sultan Air Base
Prince Sultan Air Base | |||||||||
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قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية | |||||||||
| Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||
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 The emblem of Prince Sultan Air Base | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Saudi Air Force base | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Saudi Air Force | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 24°03′19″N 047°33′49″E / 24.05528°N 47.56361°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1951 | ||||||||
| In use | 1951 – present | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: AKH, ICAO: OEPS | ||||||||
| Elevation | 503.2 metres (1,651 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: World Aero Data | |||||||||
Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB, Arabic: قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية, IATA: AKH, ICAO: OEPS) is a military air base located in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. It is named after former Saudi defense minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.